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Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Republic of Serbia and non-resident Ambassador to Montenegro 

Avivit Bar-Ilan
H.E. Avivit Bar-Ilan, Ambassador of the State of Israel

Curriculum Vitae

 

Personal data

Place of birth: Holon, Israel

Date of birth: 08.04.1969.

 

Professional Experience

2024                     Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Republic of Serbia and non-resident Ambassador of the State of Israel to Montenegro

2021-2023            Deputy Head of the NSC for Foreign Policy, Prime Minister's Office, Jerusalem

2017-2021             Head of Bureau, UN and International Organizations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem

2013-2017             Director, European Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem

2011-2013              Bureau Chief for the Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem

2007-2011             Political Advisor, Israeli Mission to the European Union and Israeli Mission to NATO, Brussels

2004-2007           Department for Nonproliferation, Division for Strategic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem

1999-2004            Deputy Chief of Mission and Political Advisor, Embassy of Israel in South Korea, Seoul

1998-1999             Cadet in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem

 

Education

1997                       Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Masters in Political Science, with distinction

1993                       Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Bachelors in East Asian Studies, with distinction

 

Languages

Hebrew—mother tongue                             English—very high proficiency                    French—partial proficiency

 

  • Graduate of the Wexner Foundation's intensive leadership-development program for senior leaders in the public service, Harvard Kennedy School (2023)
  • Graduate of the Civil Service Commission's Senior Management Reserves Program, the National College for Leadership, Governance and Management (2021)
  • Recipient of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Distinguished Employee Award (2003) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General's Award (2011)